Got COMCAST? You're being screwed

[MrScorpio]

Tests Confirm Comcast Blocking Some Internet Traffic

In a move that violates the very concept of Net Neutrality, one of the founding principles of the Internet --- that all data is treated the same --- tests have shown that Comcast is blocking certain types of P2P traffic. It appears that the technology has not rolled out nationwide --- nor is it consistent --- based on testing, however.

You may recall that in August Comcast denied such shenanigans.

The Associated Press tested sharing the King James Bible (which, for you paranoid folks, is non-copyrighted) using BitTorrent. In two out of three tries, the transfer was blocked. In the third attempt, there was a 10-minute delay before the transfer started.

AP also tried sharing some "more popular files," and had similar results. For some reason they didn't share the file names.

The Rest

Find out if you have an alternative to COM-Fucking-CAST in your are... and SWITCH, BABY!

[pstokely]

1. In some places, it's either Comcast or nsAT&T

Like Independence MO

[MrScorpio]

2. The telecommunications industry has this country by the balls

Assholes at the FCC made sure of it

[Solon]

3. This is fucking outrageous and should be illegal...

This is why we need net neutrality enshrined in law, to prevent companies from abusing their practical monopoly powers in local areas.